Agencies to create secure grid in Kashmir: Amit Shah 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that all the security agencies are to create a very “secure grid in the coming days” in Jammu and Kashmir, which recently witnessed a fresh targeted firing-cum-IED explosion attacks within 24 hours in the Union Territory’s Rajouri district village claiming seven lives that included two children. Shah made the announcement while chairing a high-level security review meeting in Jammu on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister said, “Within three months, the security grid in every area of Jammu would be made impenetrable by further strengthening it”. “I assure the citizens of Jammu that whatever may be the intention of the terrorist organizations, our security agencies will be ready to protect Jammu,” said Shah while addressing a press briefing followed by the security meeting. Shah further said, “A detailed meeting was held with security agencies in Jammu on all aspects of security and discussions were also held on creating a very secure grid in the coming days”. The Minister said that all the security agencies of the country are fully prepared and their morale is high with confidence to prevent such incidents. The Union Home Minister said that support and information systems of terrorist groups were also discussed in detail during the meeting and all the agencies have assured to create of a complete 360-degree security mechanism. Shah said that compared to the time when the menace of terrorism started in Jammu and Kashmir, there have been the least number of incidents and deaths in recent times. The meeting was also attended by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir, Financial Commissioner (ACS) Home, DGP Jammu and Kashmir, Commander, Northern Command, Army and Intelligence, and other senior officers of Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force among others. Shah also said that the Centre has handed over the case of a twin terror attack in Rajouri on the first week of January to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He said, “I have spoken to all the seven families of the deceased over the phone. I was about to go there myself to meet them but today we could not go there due to the weather. I have listened to their words very carefully and I have also spoken to Lieutenant Governor Manoj ji. The courage of those who lost their lives is an example for the country”. He further assured that all the incidents that have happened in the last one and a half years will be investigated. “Government of India has given the investigation of both incidents which took place over the course of 2 days, to NIA. NIA and Jammu Police will together investigate it. All the incidents that have happened in the last one and a half years will be investigated,” he said.